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Child Rights Act: ActionAid builds capacity of CRIC members across FCT
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By Gabriel Ewepu and Fortune Eromosele – Abuja
An international Civil Society Organization, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Tuesday, began the capacity building of members of Child Rights Implementation Committee, CRIC, across the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, for effective discharge of their duties in order to achieve goals of the Child Rights Act.
The Advisor and Team Lead on the Mobilizing Action Towards the Abolition of Infanticide, MATAI Project, AAN, Ubong Tommy, explained the essence of the training organised by the MATAI Project funded by European Union, EU, and implemented by ActionAid Nigeria, which is to adhere to the Child Rights Act 2003 that stipulates all Area Councils should set up a local committee to ensure the implementation of its contents and that of other regional and continental instruments on the rights and welfare of children.